Toronto man caught driving wrong way on Highway 401

Posted December 14, 2014 8:08 am.

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A 26-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving after he was caught going the wrong way on Highway 401 in Pickering.

Around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, the OPP got a call about a Chevrolet minivan headed westbound in the eastbound lanes between Salem and Whites roads.

Police said they found the driver and arrested him soon after.

Daniel E. Zapata Espinosa of Toronto has been charged with impaired driving, driving with a blood-alcohol level of more than 80 milligrams, dangerous driving and other traffic offences.

He was released and is due in an Oshawa court on Jan. 15, 2015.

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